Tips and Tricks
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- Kitchen Pantry Shopping Guide
- A well-stocked pantry can make cooking a joy and eating a much healthier activity. Of course, the things that any cook keeps on hand depend largely on taste, but these recommendations are pretty basic. This may seem daun...
- Oz Tin Man (made from cans)
- Wizard of Oz Tin Man Made from Tin Cans (click here) here you...
- GT xpress 101
- I just got my GT xpress 101 last week and so far I've had good success with egg recipes and sandwich recipes. One I experimented with is a combination of canned chicken, ceasar salad dressing, and feta cheese. Just m...
- How to Make Ground Oat Flour and Uses for Oat Flour (Quaker Oats, 1981)
- HOW TO MAKE GROUND OAT FLOUR Place 1 to 1 1/2 cups Quaker Oats (Quick or Old Fashioned, uncooked) in blender or food processor. Blend or process for about 60 seconds. Store in tightly covered container in cool dry ...
- Transporting a Cake
- Barb, yes, use thick cardboard. Then you can cover it with foil. But be sure to put a doily on top of the foil. If you cannot find a large doily, use more than one and spread them around where the cake bottom will be pl...
- Linda, I also regularly use ground turkey. I grind it myself...
- I tell everyone who will listen how to do this, because it is so easy, comes out so well, and I CANNOT believe what they charge in the store for ground turkey/chicken breast or thighs or otherwise. I buy the breasts w...
- Candied Citrus Rind
- Hi Wayne: Basicly 'Citron' is the candied rind of any citrus fruit, but usually oranges or grapefruit. The thin outer skin is removed and cut into thin strips (Julienne) and cooked in a sugar water solution unt...
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- Beans, beans, beans!
- I have a friend who feeds her family beans three times a week. She says they put a peeled potato in with the beans and make certain to skim off all the froth that rises as they cook. (Remove the potato later. She swear...
- Freezing spaghetti and meat sauce
- I often freeze pasta for later use - I defrost in the fridge, and then reheat by running hot hot hot tap water over it after placing it in a colander. I've seen this done in restaurants, and tried it myself - it worked b...
- One stick of butter equals...
- Hi Natalie, One stick of butter = 1/2 cup 8 tablespoons 1/4 pound 4 ounces 113 grams Happy Cooking! Betsy IN REPLY TO: Hi there could you please tell me how much is a stick of butter is. Thank you N...
- Cake flour Substitution
- Hello Barbara, I looked this up in my good old Better Homes and Gardens Cookbook and it says that the substitution for cake flour is: 1 Cup Cake Flour= 1 Cup minus 2 Tablespoons all-purpose flour I hope thi...
- Batter Amount for a 10-inch Springform Pan and Equivalent Sized Pans
- 10x2 1/2-inch springform pan equivalents: = 12 cups batter = one square pan (10x2-inches) = two baking dishes (11x7-inches each) = one sheet pan (12x8x2-inches) = one roaster pan (14x10 1/2x2...
- Storing fresh ginger for AJ in MD
- Hi AJ:-) You can freeze fresh ginger. Just don't thaw it before using it the next time. Grate it in it's frozen state. If you thaw it, then try to grate it you will find that it's a bit mushy and won't grate very well...
- How to Sift Ricotta - I have information for you
- ANNABELL: Good morning. Anna, I am of Italian descent & I cannot help you with what you have described. I believe our learned will be able to help you her name is GLADYS,P/R. I can tell you how to "SIFT RICOTTA" ...
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- Reduction - I can help you
- DIANE: Good Afternoon. In prof culinary talk the proper word is "REDUCTION" In order to have reduction we must have a concoction slightly boiling... commonly known as "SIMMERING". You can cover the sauce pan with a l...
- Perfect (easy to peel) hard-boiled eggs every time
- This method works great every time. TO HARD-BOIL EGGS: Bring enough water to cover the eggs by one inch to a boil in a medium saucepan. Using a ladle, gently lower the desired number of eggs into the boiling water....
- Storing mushrooms in brown paper bags
- Hi Marta - I find brown paper bags work well - I usually keep lunch sized ones around for potatoes and mushrooms. You want to keep some air flow, so I cut a few notches through the bag before I open it out and put the mu...
- Welcome to the exciting world of vegetarianism
- Welcome to the exciting world of vegetarianism. There really isn't too much to be worried about. A vegetarian diet is no more or less healthy than the average North American's diet. The same rules apply - think variet...
- Shortening Information and Substitutes - for alejandra
- Shortening is a fat, such as butter or lard, used in baked products (and other uses). More than likely your recipe is calling for solid vegetable shortening. Crisco is a popular brand. Some shortening substitutes ar...
- Dried Plum Puree (substitute for baby food plums) (repost)
- Dried Plum Puree (substitute for baby food plums) Board: Holiday Cooking and Baking at Recipelink.com From:Betsy at Recipelink.com 11-14-2008 ...
- How to scrape an onion...
- Chip, I haven't even thought of this for many years, Long ago, we used to scrape or "juice" an onion for certain recipes, where you wanted to get a very fine pulpy juice. One recipe I remember was a dip for potato chips ...
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- How to Clean a Head Stone / Gravestone
- HOW TO CLEAN A HEAD STONE/GRAVESTONE: Cleaning Gravestones - Do Not List Cleaning Gravestones Cleaning Gravestones, Monuments & Stone Sculptures Cleaning of Gravestones and Monuments - does this stone truly n...
- bread crusts - keeping cookies fresh
- Dear LCD, I was told to put a slice of bread on top of all the cookies in the cookie jar to prevent cookies from soggy a while back. I have been using the last slices of bread for this purpose and it seems to work....
- Keeping Brown Sugar Soft
- I either put a slice of bread on top and saran wrap the conatiner and put the lid on it, or sometimes I just warm it up in the microwave for a FEW...
- How to remove candle wax from a tablecloth
- Hi Kathi:-) Here are a few tips, from 3 different sources, that I found on the internet: To remove the stain, first treat the stain as soon as possible after staining. The older the stain, the more difficult it will...
- Suggestions for beef cooked with too much pepper
- Hi Janet, I'm not sure if you've solved your pot roast problem yet, but just in case here is a suggestion. First, if it is the cooking liquid or gravy that's too spicy, you can try making a batch of beef gravy without...
- Potato Salad tip...
- Add sugar. Put in enough sugar to get rid of the vinegar taste. It always works for me. Keep tasting to see if you need more sugar or not. ...
- Crock Pot Temperatures in Degrees
- Hi Jerry, The low setting on a crock pot is around 200 degrees and the high setting is around 300 degrees. Happy...
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- making butter
- I have not tried the blender. We just used a quart jar with the lid on tight. Use a pint of whipping cream and about 3/4 tsp. salt, if desired. Put on lid and shake for about 8-10 minutes. At first it is just sloshy i...
- Another way to ensure juicy pork
- I heartily agree with your dissapointment with dry and tasteless pork these days! I have found a good way to help, though -- it is to brine your pork chops or loin, in the same way as brining a turkey, which has becom...